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# ensue

«ensue» in Mova's school dictionary: **To happen after something and because of it; to follow as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (ensue, ensues, ensued, ensuing) — (formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To happen after something and because of it; to follow as a result. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/#m1)

2) (formal) To come next in time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A stiff, formal word for «follow» or «result». In stories: «chaos ensued», «a fight ensued», «panic ensued» — something started because of what happened before. In exam questions it may mean «what happened next». Everyday talk uses «then … happened» or «that led to».

### examples

- The dog got into the kitchen and chaos ensued. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/#x1)
- When the lights went out, panic ensued. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/#x2)
- A long argument ensued over who had won. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/#x3)
- Hilarity ensued when the teacher slipped on the banana skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/#x4)
- The storm hit and floods ensued. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/#x5)
- Describe the events that ensued after the king's death. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/#x6)
- A chase ensued through the market. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/#x7)
- To enter the city was now an easy matter, and a fearful slaughter ensued. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/#x8)

### note

Formal and literary; it does not take an object (you cannot «ensue something»). Often appears in the past: «ensued». The adjective «ensuing» means «the following». Simple meaning: «then happened as a result».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ensue» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.